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<DIV><FONT size=2>Hi all</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Have just got some problems with the schools proxy RH7, squid
etc</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Machine appeared to freeze about 30 mins ago. Basically a who
lot of gobbydegook on the screen that made little sense to me. Immediate
thought. This doesn't look good.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Upon restarting get the following message</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>/var contains a file system with errors, check
forced.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>/var:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Inode 30383 has illegal block(s)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>/var: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck
MANUALLY.</FONT></DIV>
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(i.e., without -a or -p options)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>***An error occurred during the file system
check.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>***Dropping you to a shell; the system will
reboot</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>***When you leave the shell</FONT><FONT size=2>.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Give root password for maintenanc</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>(or type Control-D for normal operations:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Thats it</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I've read up in the manual about fsck but it doesn't make a
lot of sense. Have run fsck with appropriate switches but I just get more info
about errors in /var</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Any ideas appreciated. I can rebuild the server in an hour or
so but I'd like to learn how to solve problems. How fatal is this
error?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Trevor</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>